Smells (Bottom)
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| "Smells" | |
|---|---|
Ade Edmondson & Rik Mayall | |
| Produced by | Ed Bye |
| Original air date | 17 September 1991 |
| Guest appearances | |
| Lee Cornes Clive Mantle Harriet Thorpe Cindy Shelley Carla Mendonça Kevin McNally | |
"Smells" is the first episode of British sitcom Bottom. The episode was first transmitted on 17 September 1991.[1]
Synopsis
Richie and Eddie are finding it impossible to attract women and they attempt to pick up women using sex spray supposedly loaded with
Plot
One Friday night, Richie and Eddie return home from a disappointing night "on the pull"; Richie's "bird" lies to him, claiming to be a
That night the pair prepare to go out. Richie uses up his
The pair then venture to their local pub, The Lamb and Flag, where Richie attempts to pick up the wife (Harriet Thorpe) of a large man (Clive Mantle). He and Eddie pretend to be insane in order to prevent him from beating them up, but not before Richie has his testicles crushed by the man. They then pursue two young women (Cindy Shelley and Carla Mendonça) sat nearby, who are eager for them to leave. They leave them, in a less than subtle fashion, in order to buy condoms. In the toilet, Richie is punched by the large man.
When the duo return from the toilet, the girls have moved tables in the hope of avoiding them. When Richie confronts them, they claim to be lesbians and leave. Richie is disappointed, but this subsides when he realises a drunken Eddie is now attempting to seduce him, as he has become completely "drunk" off the sex spray. The episode ends with Richie punching Eddie in the face.
Production notes
During the beginning of the episode while Eddie is eating lard because he is "too drunk to cook", Ade Edmondson actually ate real lard. Edmondson's reason for doing so was "You couldn't really fake it could you?".[3]
Recurring themes
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This episode introduces a few themes that recur throughout the series:[2] [4] [5]
- Lee Cornes makes the first of three appearances as Dick Head, the landlord at "The Lamb and Flag" public house.
- The unseen dogs outside "The Lamb and Flag" attack Eddie and Richie on the way in. In this episode it is explained that they are attracted to the sex spray. However, from this point on, every time they enter the pub they are attacked by the dogs.
- Richie's favourite, and only, pick-up line: "My, what a smashing blouse you have on".
References
- ^ "Bottom: Smells – TV.com". Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ a b Bottom Series One (DVD). BBC Worldwide. 2003.
- ^ "Adrian Edmondson Q&A". The Guardian. 11 October 2017.
- ^ Bottom Series Two (DVD). BBC Worldwide. 2004.
- ^ Bottom Series Three (DVD). BBC Worldwide. 2005.
External links
- "Smells" at BBC Online
- "Smells" at IMDb
